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We are recruiting volunteers who enjoy volunteering in their community to help raise the charity’s profile at a local level. Everyone has their own community and we would love to work with people who can share their passion, interest and enthusiasm for Yes to Life with people in their communities who could benefit from our work. The role descritption provides a list of ways you can do this but we are very happy to listen to your suggestions and ideas too. The role is flexible and you can choose how many hours you dedicate to the role.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
Action Village India
Action Village India (AVI) is a small, UK-based charity that fundraises for Indian NGO partners to deliver programmes that will best assist the poorest and most marginalised sections of communities in rural India. AVI supports campaigns for social justice and equality on Gandhian principles of nonviolence.
You will be working hand-in-hand with a small and very agile team in the London office and as such the internship will be a fantastic opportunity to ground yourself in the basics of charity day-to-day administration, communication and event fundraising.
Working Information:
Location: London – Dalston Junction
Hours: 2 days per week plus attendance at WOMAD Festival 24-29th July 2024
Duration: 8-10 weeks. Internship to start early June (negotiable) and ending in the first week of August.
Starting date: 5th June 2024
Job Purpose:
This internship will focus on developing an exhibition for WOMAD festival that highlights the work on Action Village India, and support the team during the weekend of WOMAD festival.
The biggest fundraising event we hold every year is Madras Café, held at Womad Festival at the end of July. Madras Café began its life as a Chai and leaflet stall over 30 years ago to help educate people about Action Village India and the difficulties people in rural India faced; today it is an established festival institution serving delicious Indian food to over 4000 people over three days. The Action Village India team holds a stall in the Madras Café tent selling ethical products made in India, showcasing our exhibition, and informing people about Action Village India. In the run up to the festival you will work on the development of the exhibition. During the festival you will be working with the Events Intern and staff to ensure a successful running of the stall and the exhibition. You will need to be available in the set up and weekend of the festival – 24-29th July 2024.
Main duties and responsibilities:
1. WOMAD Exhibition Support
§ Attend meetings on the planning of the exhibition
§ Research into the theme of the exhibition
§ Support with preparing, designing, creating and installing the exhibition
2. Event Management
§ Support with event management as and when required
§ Work with AVI staff, trustees and volunteers at Womad Festival 24-29th July 2024
3. Office Support
- Helping with the day to day running of the office, including communication with enquirers and supporters and the online gift shop
- Assisting with the production and printing of leaflets, appeals and fundraising materials
- Assisting with the distribution of mailings; appeals, newsletter and membership
- Creating content for various social media platforms
4. General Responsibilities
§ Abide by organisational policies, codes of conduct and practices
- Support and promote diversity and equality of opportunity in the workplace
- Keep confidential any personal, private, or sensitive information
- Any other duties commensurate with the accountabilities of the post
- Get involved and pitch in where help is needed
Person Specification
§ Excellent communication skills face to face, on the phone and by email.
§ Ability to work alone and use own initiative to develop systems, deal with practical situations as they arise
§ IT skills and experience at a level that support email, database, social media and use of spreadsheets and graphic design skills such as for our newsletters (desirable)
§ Ability to stay focused and efficient in the face of changing priorities, and to deliver work in a timely manner
§ Commitment to the values and ethos of AVI
§ Ability to work well in a team with a flexible approach
§ An ability to apply awareness of diversity issues to all areas of work.
§ Keen interest in international development, events and fundraising
§ Proactive, creative and enthusiastic
§ Desire to learn, develop and advance personal career prospects
§ Knowledge of rural development in India (desirable)
Terms of Internship:
This is a voluntary position. Action Village India will cover travel expenses (from within London) to the office in Dalston and lunch costs for days worked in the office (up to £10 a day – if travel costs are higher, this can be discussed). All expenses must be itemised, and receipts provided. The cost of your Womad ticket and travel will be covered.
Accessibility:
We would like to offer our sincere regrets that due to the location of our office this position isn’t suitable for anyone with additional accessibility needs. The Action Village India is on the second floor with a narrow staircase and no lift. If this situation changes in the future, we will update the information to our vacancies.
If you have accessibility requirements and are still interested in an internship with Action Village India please get in touch for a chat. We are open to discussing a full Work From Home internship if at all possible.
The client requests no contact from agencies or media sales.
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We have an exciting opportunity for a Stalls Co-ordinator to join our Operations team!
Outline: To support the Operations Manager in the logistics and planning, and safe delivery (in conjunction with any external bodies) of the Pride Event Day.
Organisational Context: Portsmouth Pride Trust is a registered charity that organises year- round community projects & events to benefit the LGBTQ+ community of Portsmouth and surrounding areas, including the flagship ‘Main Day’ pride event
Role Purpose: To support the strategy of Portsmouth Pride and the successful delivery of a diverse Main Day Event. To work closely with the Commercial Team to ensure that visitors to the event experience a strong, positive and inclusive Main Day Event.
Time Commitment: We expect that volunteers can commit an average of 4 hours per week to their role, spread throughout the year as required. Teams meet at varying times depending on other responsibilities with work, social and family, and this is often weekday evenings and be available for the Main Day Event and ideally a day either side.
Salary: This is a volunteer role, but expenses may be claimed for certain engagements as agreed with the Commercial Manager and in line with relevant finance policies.
Contract: Volunteers are not contracted to Portsmouth Pride but for continuity and due to the nature of the role, we would expect this role to be filled by the successful person until at least 1 year from date of appointment.
Location: We are based in Portsmouth, Hampshire but with most of our meetings taking place virtually, there is no requirement for the successful person to be based in Portsmouth, although local community knowledge is advantageous.
Duties and Responsibilities:
Pre Main Day
- Be the main point of contact for all stall and trader enquires.
- Review the stalls application forms and fees in collaboration with the Commercial Manager, to balance affordability for stall holders with essential income generation for Portsmouth Pride.
- Develop initiatives to reduce non-recyclable waste produced by traders and stall holders.
- Liaise with the Logistics Support Officer & Operations Manager to plan the location, number, types and grouping of stalls around the event site.
- Recruit stallholders, including following up stalls enquiries, contacting previous stall holders, and recruit additional stalls (food, drink, crafts, community, charity, and commercial) in order to achieve a diverse range and balance of stall types.
- Submit filtered list of stall holders to the CIO for review, before confirming with the stall holders that their pitch is in conjunction with the Commercial Manager, monitor stall holders’ documentation and payments, ensure any problems regarding stalls documents and/or payment are resolved quickly and efficiently, and all necessary documents are submitted to within the agreed timescale.Liaise with the Partnerships Manager to include any stalls agreed for event sponsors.Work alongside the Logistic Support Officer to co-ordinate the arrival and exit timings for all suppliers, stall holders and vendors for the main day.
On Main Day:
- Undertake the main event briefing to all volunteers in your area.Be the main point of contact for all stall and trader enquires.Assist in managing safe entry and exit of stall holders and their vehicles at the event, remaining on site throughout the event and its set up and break down to help address stall holder issues and queries, and monitoring removal of stalls and stalls’ waste.Assist with the stopping of the event if there is a safety risk to the public.GeneralEnsure work is completely to a high professional standard and in accordance with relevant policies and proceduresAttend appropriate meetings/events both virtually and in person (when required and safe to do so)Represent the organisational ethos and valuesCarry out any other reasonable duties as the role develops and as may be requested by the management/trustees.
Personal Specification
Portsmouth Pride is looking for applicants who can evidence working in the following areas through their professional work, education, previous volunteering or social lives.
About your work
- Experience of production/ working with stall holders and traders at outdoor events
- Demonstrable experience of developing, delivering and managing projects.
- Understanding of health and safety requirements – ability to undertake risk assessments.
- Strong organisational skills, including ability to set targets and evaluate progress, meeting deadlines
- Ability to plan, prioritise and multitask
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
About you
- A genuine desire to support the LGBTQ+ community in Portsmouth
- Commitment to upholding and promoting values of equality, diversity and inclusion A desire to gain experience in organising a main day event and the impact this has with the LGBTQ+ community.
Notes about our application ethos
We are as open to receiving applications from college and university students with student union experience as we are from working professionals, caregivers, retired people and more. The team at Portsmouth Pride are all volunteers and we aim to represent the broadest spectrum of the community that we serve, and we all support each other to make Portsmouth Pride successful year round. All volunteers get involved in representing us at protests, fairs & community events from local markets to national festivals, and we all come together to make the Main Day Event a success year on year, where thousands of people from the community as well as visitors from across the country come together.
Our current volunteers say that “Portsmouth Pride is a really rewarding charity to volunteer with, it’s small enough that you can see your work making a real difference and big enough that you feel part of something impacting a whole community. The people who volunteer with Portsmouth Pride are really committed to their work and so passionate that it’s almost infectious.”
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The Culture Trust is a progressive, Luton based, arts and cultural charity focused on connecting communities through meaningful culture and creativity. We do this through our accredited museums, theatres, galleries, creative workspaces and Arts Centre in Luton. We celebrate and presenting the diversity of Luton through a year-round programme that celebrates contemporary culture. We co-creating events, festivals, exhibitions and collections with our neighbours, volunteers and partners and we sharing and caring for historic buildings, museum collection and sites welcoming over 200,000 visits pa.
The Trust plays a vital role in drawing together culture, heritage and arts for the benefit of the local community. We present multicultural year-round events across 6 sites in Luton including the Hat Factory Arts Centre, Hat House creative workspace, Wardown House Museum and Gallery and Stockwood Gardens and Museum. The Hat District heritage regeneration project, led by The Culture Trust, serves to reanimate and reuse historic hat factories and transform them into inspiring and much needed creative workspace
We have been in existence since 2008 and have grown a reputation for delivering high quality and inspiring Museum, Arts and Heritage programmes. Our commitment to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion also drives our commissioning and engagement processes ensuring we mirror the diversity of the community we serve. Drawing from our experience we are ambitious for an exciting future for the Trust. We aim to continue to grow our existing broad based cultural activities to support our 9 Business Plan priorities, our Arts Council National Portfolio Organisation (NPO) delivery, our Heritage Development Trust place based improvements and our local and national partnership.
We are now seeking new Trustees to join our Board to work with our highly accomplished Chief Executive and her team to guide the Trust as it strives to achieve its exciting ambitions. It is a great time to join us, to add new perspectives and to help guide and inspire the Trust as it strives to achieve its new business plan ambitions.
Growing on our existing strong and diverse board, led by Chair Andrea Stark, we are seeking new Trustees to join the Culture Trust. We are seeking individuals with professional experience of advising on finance or those with professional experience of advising on legal issues. Applications from under-represented groups are particularly encouraged and welcome.
We believe that everyone stands to benefit when we embrace and value the diversity of thoughts, ideas and ways of working that people from different backgrounds, lived experiences and identities bring. It improves decision-making, boosts engagement and innovation, and enables us to better meet the needs of the diverse community we serve, our business goals and objectives. The Culture Trust is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to fair and open competition. Applications from under-represented groups are particularly encouraged and welcome.